Georgia: Europe's humanitarian aid = 21 million euros

(First provisional assessment)

(B2) By compiling the various state announcements - to be taken with caution because the counting methods differ - the European Union and its Member States have or will provide around 21 million euros in humanitarian aid to Georgia - Ossetia, which generally go to international humanitarian agencies... (compared to the 7 million euros of official American aid). The UN and international agencies launched, on August 18, a call funds for initial emergency aid, up to $58,6 million (approximately 39 million euros) to help to 128.000 people, refugees or displaced.

European Commission
- €1 million (Sun August 10) + €5 million (Fri 22 August), managed by Echo, the European Office for European Humanitarian Aid, intended for United Nations agencies (WFP), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and European NGOs (about ten including: Première Urgence, Danish Refugee Council, etc. .). The second installment should be used in particular for secondary emergency needs: mine clearance, emergency food or non-food aid for displaced or returned persons, protection and psychological assistance for victims of the conflict.

Member States of the European Union (*)
- Belgium: 500.000 euros (13 August).
- Germany: 2 million euros = 1 million for half to the High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR) and to the Red Cross; the other million for German NGOs working in the region (mar 19 August)
- Austria: ...
- Denmark: 400 euros
- Spain: 500 euros to the ICRC (Tue 000 August)
- Estonia: 168 euros (in kind)
- Finland: 1 million euro (August 18)
- France: 1,4 million euros (22 August), excluding contributions from NGOs, (200 euros for the UNHCR and 000 euros for the ICRC, and the materials delivered as part of the european civil protection mechanism).
- Greece: 100 euros for the UNHCR (13 August) for WFP
- Hungary: ...
- Ireland: 100 euros for the ICRC (13 August)
- Italy: 1,6 million euros including 200.000 euros for the ICRC + 460 in basic necessities transported by two planes (Thu August 000)
- Lithuania: 185 euros (in kind)
- Netherlands: 500 euros for the ICRC (12 August)
- Poland: ...
- Portugal: ...
- United Kingdom: 2,5 million euros, for the ICRC (Fri 15 August)
- Slovakia: 250 euros - 000 + 5,6 million crowns (August 2 and 13)
- Slovenia: 100 euros
- Sweden: 2,7 million euros
- Rep. Czech: the government promised 6,5 million euros but the decision was postponed later (August 20) - not accounted for.

For details of "emergency relief and civil security" equipment, see other article

(*) This assessment only takes into account government or similar aid (and not NGOs). It differs slightly from that drawn up by the European Commission, quite simply because certain States have not yet notified Echo of all their aid. Here is the balance sheet of the Commission (August 27), there were: Sweden: €2.710.069; Germany: €1.681.125; Italy: €1.661.000 (incl. in kind aid worth €661.000); France: €1.240.488 (incl. €940.488 in kind); Denmark: €402.247; Lithuania: €186.667 (in kind); Estonia: €168.205 (in kind); Ireland: €100.000; Slovenia: €100.000; Greece: €80.000; United Kingdom: €63.415.

Other non-EU states
United States: $250 initially, gradually increased to $000 million = 10,7 million euros (the 22 August), distributed as follows: 5,85 M. Defense (including aircraft), 2,85 M. European Aid Department, 2 Mr. UsAid).
Norway: $1 million in humanitarian aid
Canada: $1 million, half of which for the ICRC
Russia: $22,1 million = approximately 15 million euros for Russian nationals.

Flights "humanitarian"

The United Nations Humanitarian Aid Office (Ocha) had recorded 70 flights (situation report 20 August).
- 1st French aircraft (30 tonnes of freight), August 12 (return with evacuation nationals)
- 1st UNHCR flight (jerrycans, blankets and tents), 12 August, 2nd flight, from Copenhagen, 13 August;
- three flights from PAM, the World Food Program, on August 13, funded by Echo, and on August 15, funded by UsAid.
- first two US Army C-17s on August 13-14, followed by more C-17s (from Ramstein, Germany) and Navy C-9s from Italy.
- Czech plane, Airbus A319, via Yerevan, left on Aug 13.
- Polish aircraft CASA-295 over Yerevan, the 14 August
- 1st aircraft of ICRC, coming from Amman (logistics base), on August 15, followed by 4
others (in all: 430 tonnes = 5 food parcels and non-food items, for around 000 people). etc

After planes, boats:
- PAM: a boat (laden with flour) arrived at the port of Poti on 19 August.
- US Army:USS McFaul departed Souda Bay, Crete on August 20, US Coast Guard Cutter Dallas next week, USS Mount Whitney finishes loading in Italy, at Gaeta (21 August).

(1) Some only take cash aid into account, others include aid in kind, or even the cost of planes or personnel sent). The date mentioned is often that of the announcement... but not automatically that of the release.

(NGV)

Source info: EC, UsAid and Gvt, UN, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, CICR

Photo credit: ECHO/Daniela Cavini - Czech Ministry of Defense - Us Navy